WOULDN'T DO FOR THEIR KIDS. AND FOR SO MANY OF US, THOSE "SPECIAL DAYS" GET "EXTRA- SPECIAL ATTENTION." HAVE YOU EVER SPLURGED ON A REALLY BIG CAKE? MAYBE RENTED A BOUNCE HOUSE? WELL, YOU PROBABLY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ... QUITE LIKE "THIS." WDSU ANCHOR SULA KIM SHOWS US THE ALMOST UNBELIEVABLE STEPS SOME LOCAL FAMILIES ARE TAKING -- TO MAKE THEIR CHILDREN'S PARTY THE SOIREE OF THE CENTURY! OPEN UP YOUR IMAGINATION--AND ORDER UP THE WILDEST, MOST CREATIVE PARTY YOU CAN DREAM OF. THAT WAS ONE YEAR OLD MOTWANI'S PARTY. HE TURNED ONE.... AND HIS FAMILY MADE SURE IT WAS THE MOST MEMORABLE BIRTHDAY IN TOWN. AT FIRST GLANCE--IT LOOKS LIKE DISNEYLAND. A DAZZLING MERMAID FLOATS ON A COLORFUL LILY PAD---WHILE A STRINGED QUARTET TAKES YOU BACK IN TIME TO THE RENAISSANCE PERIOD. BUT THEN--YOU MAY THINK, HEY, THIS IS BETTER THAN DISNEYLAND. AT THIS PARTY-- CHAMPAIGN POURS ENDLESSLY OUT OF AN ALLURING CHANDELIER. BODY PAINTED MODELS STAND AS "BIRDS OF PARADISE" STATUES GREETING GUESTS AT THE DOOR. AND FOUR PEGGED TOPIARY STILT WALKERS ROAM GLEEFULLY AROUND THE GARDEN. THIS-- IS A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR A ONE YEAR OLD. 6:00:04 from the minute a guest arrived there was entertainment everywhere you looked . 6:00:13 CARL MACK IS THE BRAIN BEHIND THE IMAGINATION. HIS TEAM OF DESIGNERS AND PARTY PLANNERS CREATED THE COSTUMES AND OUTFITTED THE MODELS. MAKING FANTASY COME ALIVE.. 6:10:30 What is that on the hot tub what did you make the stage with "it's 3 quarter inch plywood supported underneath" 6:10:44 THIS EUTOPIA--IS A BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR A ONE YEAR OLD. READY TO MEET THE LUCKY GUY? MEET ONE YEAR OLD MARCUS MOTWANI, HIS MOTHER LUCERO AND HIS FATHER LENNY. 3;25 being the first grandson of the family and we just wanted to go all out AND ALL OUT THEY DID -- THERE WAS ALSO AN ELABORATE SIX PERSON FIRE SHOW. GLOWING FLAMES TWIRLING AND TOSSING IN THE DARK OF THE NIGHT. FLAMES ON A HOOLA HOOP--FLAMES ON A STICK. 3:40 my background we're indian and the first grandson of the family it's a big deal 3:48 MACK SAYS HE'S SEEN A RISE IN BIG PARTIES FOR CHILDREN. PARENTS WANT A FLASHY THEME--AND A MAGNIFICENT CAKE.. INSPIRED BY TV AND THESE DAYS--THE INTERNET... 2327 8:01 that's where the inspiration for our cake came from pinterest 6:03:22 in the 90's that was a big that was a corporate way to kinda do it 6:03:33 but not now it's really become much more popular they're not just going to have a regular party they want to have a themed party 6:03:39 MACK SAYS A PARTY LIKE THIS IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS ...OR POSSIBLY MORE. BUT FOR LENNY AND LUCERO --THE EXTRAVAGANCE IS THEIR EXPRESSION OF JOY -- UNDERNEATH THE GLAM, THEY WANT THEIR SON TO KNOW THAT LOVE IS WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT. 5:28 and i was standing by my son we blew out the cake and made wishes that kind of made it real for us 5:39 10:34 for him to know how much his grandparents, parents love him and to have that memory his first birthday was amazing 10:41 ABOUT 350 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE PARTY-- CARL MACK SAYS HE PLANNED ABOUT 7 OPULENT PARTIES LIKE THIS IN THE LAST YEAR ALONE. ON YOUR SIDE SULA KIM WDSU NEWS. SO SULA, ARE THESE LAVISH PARTIES JUST FOR BIRTHDAYS OR FOR OTHER PARTIES TOO? GOOD QUESTION--THEY ARE TRICKLING TO OTHER PARTIES TOO. IN FACT JUST YESTERDAY WE WENT TO A HALLOWEEN PARTY. WE WATCHED AS "B AND B PARTY PLANNERS" WERE DECORATING FOR THE PARTY. IT WAS FOR A SIX YEAR OLD. HIS PARENTS RENTED OUT A HOTEL ROOM, FOR THIS ONE. THE PRICE TAG IS ABOUT 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS... ROUGHLY. B AND BA PARTY PLANNERS SAY THEY'VE HAVE ABOUT 7 CLIENTS IN THE LAST YEAR WHO WANTED OPULENT PARTIES. CAMILLE? THOSE ARE SOME IMPRESSIVE PARTIES. THANKS SULA. THANKS LADIES.. AND IF YOU WANT TO SEE MORE PICTURES FROM MARCUS' FIRST BIRTHDAY ... WE'VE CREATED A SLIDESHOW ON WDSU DOT COM. LOG ON AND CHECK IT OUT. AND TONIGHT IT'S ALL EYES ON THE RADAR -- AS WE TRY TO PLAN OUT OUR TRICK OR TREATING .. I'M IN